The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.4° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 3AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
6
1.8
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
375
324
324
324
293
293
284
246
256
227
221
212
207
207
200
380
253
236
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
S
20
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
S
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:37PM1.77m
8:07AM1.65m
8:10PM1.73m
8:44AM1.73m
8:45PM1.63m
Low Tide
1:56AM0.13m
2:05PM0.27m
2:26AM0.11m
2:48PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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3
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Temp °C
19
18
17
17
16
20
20
20
19
19
17
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18
20
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
18
17
18
18
16
20
19
19
20
19
17
16
18
19
18
14
14
13
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